It takes her a few minutes still, to wrangle something out of her throat. But at least for now, she nods, breathing in deeply, now that she finally can begin too. In, rough, and out with a rasp, the sting of it all, choking and then breathing again that makes her eyes water, and hastily scrubbed away.

"I shall be well." But it clearly won't be immediately, because her voice is rasping. Dry as the autumn winds. "I... I forgot..." She leans forward, cooling her brow on the stone bricks of the wall she'd lent against. "... Thank you."